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"By the author of Something Wild, a gripping portrait of a tumultuous, consuming relationship between a young woman and a recovering addict When Leah Kempler meets Charlie Nelson in line at the grocery store, their connection is immediate and intense. Charlie, with his big feelings and grand proclamations of love, captivates her completely. But there are peculiarities of his life-he's older than her but lives with his parents; he meets up with a friend...
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Presents an exploration of addiction that blends memoir, cultural history, literary criticism, and journalistic reportage to analyze the role of stories in conveying the addiction experience, sharing insights based on the lives of artists whose achievements were shaped by addiction.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
The Anonymous people is a feature documentary film about the 23.5 million Americans living in long-term recovery from alcohol and other drug addiction. Deeply entrenched social stigma and mass participation in widely successful anonymous 12-step groups have kept recovery voices silent and faces hidden for decades. The vacuum created by this silence has been filled by sensational mass media depictions of addiction that continue to perpetuate a lurid...
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English
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"Girl Walks Out of a Bar explores Smith's formative years, her decade of alcohol and drug abuse, divorce, and her road to recovery. In this darkly comic and wrenchingly honest story, Smith describes how her circumstances conspired with her predisposition to depression and self-medication in an environment ripe for addiction to flourish. When her close-knit group of high-achieving friends celebrate the end of their grueling workdays with alcohol-fueled...
Author
Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
c2009
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
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The author of the "New York Times" bestseller "Symptoms of Withdrawal" explores the shift in time and perception from addiction to recovery based on his own experiences and those of other recovered addicts from all walks of life.
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English
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"With a little tech know-how combined with a healthy dose of reality, every app, sensor, and data point in Dancy's life was turned upside down and examined. Now he's sharing what he knows. That knowledge includes the fact that changing the color of his credit card helps him to use it less often, and that nostalgia is a trigger for gratitude for him."--Amazon.com.
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English
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Bill Lee, an addict and hustler, travels to Mexico and then Tangier in order to find easy access to drugs, and ends up in the Interzone, a bizarre fantasy world, in an edition that features restored text, archival material, and an essay on psychoactive drugs.
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Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"A celebrated journalist, bestselling author, and recovering addict, David Carr was in the prime of his career when he collapsed in the newsroom of The New York Times in 2015. Shattered by his death, his daughter Erin Lee Carr, an up-and-coming documentary filmmaker at age twenty-seven, began combing through the entirety of their shared correspondence--1,936 items in total. What started as an exercise in grief quickly grew into an active investigation:...
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English
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"Allison Weiss has a great job...a handsome husband...an adorable daughter...and a secret. Allison Weiss is a typical working mother, trying to balance a business, aging parents, a demanding daughter, and a marriage. But when the website she develops takes off, she finds herself challenged to the point of being completely overwhelmed. Her husband's becoming distant, her daughter's acting spoiled, her father is dealing with early Alzheimer's, and her...
11) Sirens: a memoir
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Publisher
Two Dollar Radio
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"With vulnerability, grit, and hard-won humor, acclaimed novelist Joshua Mohr returns with his first book of non-fiction. A raw and big-hearted chronicle of substance abuse, relapse, and family compassion." --
12) PTSD
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
After returning home from an unpopular war, Jun becomes an outsider in an indifferent world. Alone, desperate, and suffering from wounds both mental and physical, she seeks relief in the illicit drugs she manages to purchase or steal. Jun's tough exterior served her well in combat, but she'll need to nurture her vulnerability and humanity to survive at home. With the support of her fellow vets, the kindness of a stranger who refuses to turn away,...
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Series
Publisher
New Harbinger Publications, Inc
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
" Recovering addicts are faced with many challenges, and these challenges can often extend to their romantic partners. During the recovery period, couples often struggle with overcoming feelings of betrayal and frustration, and may have a hard time rebuilding trust and closeness. While there are many resources available to recovering addicts, there are limited resources for the people who love them. In Loving Someone in Recovery, therapist Beverly...
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Publisher
Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Cat behaviorist and star of Animal Planet's hit show My Cat from Hell, Jackson Galaxy isn't what you might expect for a cat expert. Yet Galaxy's ability to connect with even the most troubled felines--not to mention the stressed-out humans living in their wake--is awe-inspiring. Here, Galaxy tells the poignant story of his thirteen-year relationship with a petite cat named Benny, and gives singular advice for living with, caring for, and loving the...
Author
Publisher
Gallery Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"When he was two years old, Hunter Biden was badly injured in a car accident that killed his mother and baby sister. In 2015, he suffered the devastating loss of his beloved big brother, Beau, who died of brain cancer at the age of forty-six. Throughout the Trump administration, Hunter was the target of nonstop attacks and slurs by the president and his cronies. These hardships were compounded by the collapse of his marriage and years-long battle...
17) Cosas bonitas
Author
Publisher
Penguin Random House Grupo USA
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Español
Description
"A la edad de dos años, Hunter Biden resultó gravemente herido en un accidente de coche que acabó con la vida de su madre y de su hermana pequeña. En 2015, sufrió la devastadora pérdida de Beau, su hermano mayor, fallecido de un cáncer cerebral a los cuarenta y seis años. Durante la administración de Trump, Hunter fue objeto de incesantes ataques e insultos por parte del presidente y sus secuaces. Estas dificultades se agravaron a causa del...
18) Carved in bone
Author
Series
Henry Rios mysteries volume 8
Publisher
Persigo Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"November, 1984. Criminal defense lawyer Henry Rios, fresh out of rehab and picking up the pieces of his life, reluctantly accepts work as an insurance claims investigator and is immediately is assigned to investigate the apparently accidental death of Bill Ryan. Ryan, part of the great gay migration into San Francisco in the 1970s, has died in his flat of carbon monoxide poisoning from a faulty gas line, his young lover barely surviving. Rios's investigation...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Language
English
Description
The University of Kentucky basketball legend, NBA veteran and social media influencer discusses how he overcame both an addiction to prescription painkillers and a severe gambling problem that cost him almost his entire fortune.
Publisher
Home Box Office, Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Season 1 of this intense HBO drama focuses on 17-year-old Rue Bennett (multimedia star Zendaya), a drug addict fresh from rehab who's struggling to stay clean. Ahead of the second season, the Emmy-winning series returns with two special episodes set over the Christmas holiday. Season 2 continues to follow Rue's dynamic group of friends as they enter a new year and question their choices.
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